Background
1995: Bilateral cooperation between Bornholm and Kaliningrad
1998: Establishment of ERB1999: Bilateral cooperation
between Bornholm and Warmia-Mazury
2001: Bornholm delegation to Kaliningrad
June 2002: Bornholm delegation to Olsztyn
12 September 2002: Tripartite Conference on Bornholm, signing of Letter of Intent
Structure
Political leaders of the three regions
Monitoring Group
Business Council Rural District Council
Social & Health care coordinators
Culture & Media coordinators
3 project coordinators2 in Kaliningrad and 1 in Olsztyn
Status 2002-2006
35 projects implemented
More than 100 project partners actively involved
More than 1 000 participants actively involved in the projects
At least 6 000 citizens have participated in the events organised
Financing
DK Foreign Ministry: 450 000 €
DK/Baltic Educational Island: 500 000 €
DK/Baltic Sea Project Facility: 160 000 €
EU, Prince programme: 25 000 €
DK, EU information: 6 000 €
Totally: 1 141 000 € + own financing
Achievements, business development
Flower Festival in Sowetsk
Integration into European Tourism networks
Training in international accounting
Joint Transport company established (PL/RUS)
Joint Consulting company established (PL/RUS)
Training of young entrepreneurs
Creation of a joint SME consulting website
Tourism development seminars
Achievements, rural development
Spatial Planning, introduction of DK and PL practices
Development of Rural Tourism in Bagrationovsk
Development of rehabilitation tourism I + II
Youth Initiatives Fair
Cultural events based on Napoleonic routes
Development of Agribusiness advisory service
Seminar for young farmers
Achievements, social and health care
Handicap institutions, training of staff etc.
School, Social authorities and Police cooperation to prevent crime etc. I + II
’Golden Autumn’ conference and traineeship
’LOTUS’ camp for mentally handicapped people and their staff
Social Partnership buildingFamily aid, young lonely mothersBaltic Newsletter for Handicap
area I + II
Achievements, Culture and Media
Training of librarians, use of internet etc.
Media cooperation– Journalist training seminars– Bagrationovsk/Bartoszyce local media
Radio reportages about EU enlargement influencing
Experiences
Driving force: • Political anchoring• Enthusiasm and personal ownership feeling
Four main obstacles:• Lack of project development and management
skills• Communication, language and cultures• Lack of understanding of a partnership to be
both give and take• Financing and resources to apply it